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HR 7560 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security

Sexual Harassment Independent Investigations and Prosecution Act

Introduced: April 21, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Apr 21, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Apr 21, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Sexual Harassment Independent Investigations and Prosecution Act

This bill provides for the inclusion of sexual harassment as an offense subject to the authority of special trial counsel under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) and sets forth requirements related to independent investigations of sexual harassment under the UCMJ.

What's happening now April 21, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 4113 Identical bill Sexual Harassment Independent Investigations and Prosecution Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 41
All 41 Democratic 30 Republican 2
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Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Sep 14, 2022
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Apr 21, 2022
 R
Balderson, Troy
Ohio · Apr 21, 2022
Bass, Karen
· Apr 21, 2022
Brown, Anthony
· Apr 21, 2022
Bustos, Cheri
· Apr 21, 2022
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Apr 21, 2022
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Apr 21, 2022
COOPER, JAMES
· Apr 21, 2022
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 21, 2022
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Apr 21, 2022
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Apr 21, 2022
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Apr 21, 2022
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Apr 21, 2022
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Apr 21, 2022
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Apr 21, 2022
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Apr 21, 2022
 D
Jacobs, Sara
California · Apr 21, 2022
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Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Apr 21, 2022
KIND, RON
· Apr 21, 2022
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Apr 21, 2022
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Apr 21, 2022
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Apr 21, 2022
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 21, 2022
Mullin, Markwayne
· Apr 21, 2022
Newman, Marie
· Apr 21, 2022
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 21, 2022
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Apr 21, 2022
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Apr 21, 2022
 R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Apr 21, 2022
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Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Apr 21, 2022
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Apr 21, 2022
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Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Apr 21, 2022
Spanberger, Abigail
· Apr 21, 2022
 D
Stanton, Greg
Arizona · Apr 21, 2022
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Strickland, Marilyn
Washington · Apr 21, 2022
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Takano, Mark
California · Apr 21, 2022
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Apr 21, 2022
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Apr 21, 2022
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Vargas, Juan
California · Apr 21, 2022
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Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Apr 21, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7560: Sexual Harassment Independent Investigations and Prosecution Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7560/
MLA
"H.R. 7560: Sexual Harassment Independent Investigations and Prosecution Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7560/.
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H.R. 7560, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7560/.
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